2nd monitor help please. Can't get MFCDs to display.

[MykillMetal]

I just started playing a few days ago, since I got my HOTAS. I just got a second monitor today, and I would like to display my MFCDs on it (A-10C) so I don't need to zoom in and pan around the cockpit every five seconds (no trackIR). I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing and would welcome any help. I don't see an option in the options menu for a second screen. I don't see a way to have the MFCDs displayed anywhere else other than in-cockpit. (I selected the "MFCDs" option and "Camera+BlahBlah" and it just crammed a bunch of crap on the main monitor for some reason.) This is very counter-intuitive, and I'm getting EXTREMELY frustrated that no one seems to have a useful video, or tutorial, about how to do this. I tried using "uMFCD" and that just kept crashing the mission... Anyone know how to do this? ...Preferably in a step-by-step manner?

[FSFIan]

Did you read this thread?

 

If you did:

What did you do?

What did you expect to happen?

What happened instead?

[MykillMetal]

I've been at this for two hours now... I'm getting SERIOUSLY frustrated (and that's putting it extremely nicely...) and I can't get this to work no matter what I do. I managed to get ONE mfcd on the right screen but it overlapped with the main display. So that wasn't helpful... Why? Why can't I just put the mfcds on the right screen? Why is this so damn complicated? WHY!?!?!?!

 

Why can't I just press one button that says "multi-monitor". It then detects all monitors attached, determines which one you set as your "default" or "main", and then gives you the option to put the mfcds on the other one or make the screen wider... Why is this more difficult than brain surgery?

[MykillMetal]

Ian;2291413']Did you read this thread?

 

If you did:

What did you do?

What did you expect to happen?

What happened instead?

 

 

 

As soon as I got to part 2, I was like - "..........What?" I have no idea what a .lua file is or how to create one... I saw the wall of letters and numbers and I was like. "...yeah, that's not happening"

 

My main monitor is 1920x1200 and the second (right one) is 1600x1200, I don't know what to do beyond knowing those numbers.

[MykillMetal]

MINOR SUCCESS!!!! I managed to somehow get the right mfcd to display on the right monitor. Now if I could only get it to display BOTH instead of just one (and possibly CDU, as well), I'd be in business.

[FSFIan]

Download and install Notepad++.

Create a new file with the following contents and save it as C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\MonitorSetup\MySetup.lua

 

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('My Setup');
Description = ''
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 1920;
         height = 1200;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 16/10;
    }
}

LEFT_MFCD =
{
    x = 1920+0;
    y = 0;
    width = 800;
    height = 800;
}

RIGHT_MFCD =
{
    x = 1920+800;
    y = 0;
    width = 800;
    height = 800;
}

UIMainView = Viewports.Center

 

Then start DCS, go to options, set your resolution to 3520x1200 and select the "My Config" layout.

That should get you started.

[MykillMetal]

I could cry, I'm so happy... I owe you so much... You are a lifesaver.